Moment: Johnson Follows Purple Wall
October 15, 2020
By John Johnson
MHSAA Director of Broadcast Properties
Brad Johnson saw the wall and was off to the races.
The star do-everything player for Schoolcraft had already scored one touchdown on the day in the 1988 Class D Football Final against Frankfort at the Pontiac Silverdome, and back in a punt return mode in the second quarter, he faked a reverse, saw the wall and he was gone.
An 87-yard punt return, the longest in state finals history by a good 25 yards.
“After making my fake, I looked up and there was a wall,” Johnson told the Detroit Free Press. “All I had to do was outrun everybody.”
The play gave the Eagles a 21-7 lead at the time and broke the game wide open. Schoolcraft cruised to a 42-7 victory to finish the season at 13-0.
PHOTO by Gary Shook.
MHSAA Football Kickoff Video - 2016
August 26, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The MHSAA video crew visited three opening-night football games Thursday to capture the atmosphere of another start to high school football season.
Check out this compilation by Jeremy Sampson, an award-winning sportscaster who joined the staff this fall.
Although many varsity teams began Thursday, a number of teams statewide take the field tonight and Saturday.